Young Workers Salary Continues To Decline, But Some Still Find Work Happiness (SLIDESHOW)

WASHINGTON -- Salaries for recent college graduates declined in 2011 for the sixth year in a row, another bleak indicator of how tough the Great Recession has been for young workers. Data analyzed by the Progressive Policy Institute reveal that college grads from ages 25 to 34, working full time, earned an average of $64,500 in 2011 -- about 15 percent less than in 2005. The drop is equivalent to about $10,000 in salary adjusted for inflation. The survey comes as a rising number of students and ...